A S'more weekend!!

They were bored and I was crazy! They love
to cook and boy do they like to eat. We have
done s'mores over the bonfire but I thought it
might be fun for them to do them inside in
the oven. My "crew" was willing and ready!!

Ingredients for S'mores:
Graham Crackers
Marshmallows
Hershey's Bar, umm, chocolate, good

What a team!
Place graham cracker on cookie sheet
then place chocolate (1/4 of bar) on top
of cracker, next put puffy marshmallow on the
chocolate.

Getting them ready for the next step.
Place in a 250 degree oven.

They look like little white chef hats!
I did this part so that my "crew" did not get
burned. It took about 10 min. I kept checking
the marshmallows. When they started getting
soft and the chocolate was melting, I knew it
was time.

Now it was really getting fun, the "crew" put the
top graham cracker on the squishy "hat" and
smushed it down! Yummy!!

Here they are with the finished project.
What a great job!

This the best part...tasting!

So good you always
want "S'more"!!

Another happy taster! I don't think they slept
much that night. We had already made cookies
earlier. We had to make more cookies the next
day, cuz somebody ate them during the night!
I know I was tired, but I think we made some
good memories over the weekend. The girls
got to go for a snowmobile ride with their Papa,
aka Mr. Big. I stayed in with the boys and we
made the other batch of cookies and dinner.
I am blessed to have such good helpers.
These are the moments I cherish and
remember...especially when they decide to
be "normal" bickering siblings!!!

Here are 2 websites with some great info on
S'mores...check them out!
http://geocities.com/suarezgfam/Smores.html
http://geocities.com/suarezgfam/SmoresRecipes.html
http://boyslife.org/hobbies/projects/975/solar-powered-cooking/

Love and Hugs
Good thoughts to all

Gig

Best Friends Forever

To my Best Friend

A best friend is a treasured gift

A prize beyond compare

Someone who shares the bad and good

You know is always there

A best friend listens patiently

To every word you say

But most of all, a best friend is

Like you in every way

Sepemeber 2007, Karen and Debbie

Well, here we are last September before our
walk across the Mackinac Bridge. The bridge
is in the background. We have been friends for
29 years, we have shared the good times and
the bad times. Even if we did not agree, we
always knew that we would still be there for
each other. She has 3 wonderful sons, I call them
my "boy's".
I wanted to let her know how much she means
to me. For 25 years we lived in the same area, now
we are 2 hrs apart.
I was going to go spend this coming weekend with
her, but she and her 2 siblings had to head west
to Arizona. Her Dad is having open heart surgery
as I type. So, now I am waiting for her call.


I would like you all to meet my "other Mom
and Dad". Karen's parents have been a part of
my life forever. They bought the campground
when Dad retired 20 years ago. It is my little
slice of heaven here on earth.


A new pond! Less flowers to plant! What a
great job everybody did. We would be here for
days if I posted all the pictures from this
project. We always have lots of laughs and
blisters. The end result is worth it!!

We are finishing up our planting of the
flowers and putting in the new pond
We were all thankful it did not rain. Off to
dinner and drinks for all!!

Here we are about half way across the bridge.
It was a beautiful day, great weather to
celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Mackinac
Bridge. Over 60,000 people walked this day.

Karen took this picture looking down at the
water below the bridge. She is always looking
for the unusual shots. I love it!

We Made It!! The first time either of us had
walked the Mighty Mac. I thought it would
really bother me being up so high. But, it was
so beautiful that I didn't think about it.

This is our view of the beach across from the
campground. Campfires, smores, walks on on the
beach are what I live for, especially with
my best friend.

The flowers have all bloomed and all the
campers have enjoyed them all summer.
Labor Day Weekend 2007
This is the result of all our hard work on
Memorial Day Weekend. We get to sit back
and smell the flowers!

I am ready for Memorial Day Weekend,

to get my hands in the dirt, drink some

bloody marys and whip my best friend at

Scrabble!!

Love to all,

Gig

Let's go racing boys!!!

Ryan Newman, driver of car #12 won The Great

American Race today. This was the 50th running

of the race. It was a great race!! It was a right down

to the wire race. 2nd place went to Kurt Busch (#2),

and 3d was Tony Stewart (#20).

My driver, Michael Waltrip was 29th. Hey, I am happy,

last year he did not get to race the Daytona. We are off

to a great start!

For more info go to http://www.nascar.com/

Hope everyone had a great day

Good thoughts to all,

Gig

Sad Eyes...

Sad eyes, no smile,

Need to say goodbye.

Angry eyes, hidden tears,

Need to say goodbye.

Feelings deep inside,

angry, hurt, sad,

Still have not said goodbye.

Photo from fotosearch

A Sweet Award

Bindi has blessed me with another Award!

It was just in time for Valentine's Day.

Thank you, Bindi!

Hugs and Love to all,

Gig

NASCAR UPDATE

Dale Jr. Denny Hamlin

The Gatorade Dual Races were Valentine's Day afternoon.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) won the 1st race.
Denny Hamlin (#11) won the 2nd race.
They will be 3d and 4th, after Jimmie Johnson and
Michael Waltrip (go Mikie) on Sunday for
The Great American Race...otherwise known
as the Daytona 500.
I will be watching those cars go round and round!!
There will be some bumping and drafting, I am sure!
That is what makes it exciting for the fans.

Good thoughts to all,

Gig

February 14, 2008

May this Valentine's Day be

filled with love,

understanding and commitment,

as you journey

through life with those

you hold dear.

Hoping everyone had lots of Chocolate and Hugs,

Hugs and Love to all,

Gig

Gentlemen, Start your Engines!!!

For NASCAR fans this is the Super Bowl of
Racing! This is the 50th Daytona 500.The race is on Feb. 17.

The Budweiser Shootout was the start of
Speedweek. The Shootout was a total of 70 laps around the track with 23 drivers. This was the 30th year for the Shootout. How did the drivers get into the Shootout? Well, they had to have won a "Pole"(fastest qualifying speed), and/or a
Championship.

On Sunday, quailifying for next Sunday's Race was held. Jimmie Johnson (#48) was #1 and Michael Waltrip (#55), Go Mikie!, was #2.

On Thursday night, Feb. 14th, there will the
Gatorade Duals. Two separate races, back to back duals that will determine the final placements of the drivers for the big race on Sunday. The only 2 places for sure are Johnson
and Waltrip. The 1st race on Thursday will be led by Johnson, the 2nd by Waltrip.

Car #55 leads the

Budweiser Shootout Race. #55 is driven by Michael Waltrip, who just happens to be my favorite Driver!!

Go Mikie Go!!

So, I just had to put this picture on here.

He did not win the race, but came in 11th.

I would have like to give everyone a lap by

lap description of the race, but, I could not

keep my eyes open...Mr. Big woke me up at the end.

Thank goodness for the news and internet! That way I could see it all after the fact.

The Winner of the Budweiser Shootout was Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Jr. is driving the #88 car this year, with National Guard being one of his

sponsors. I was glad to see him win, oops, remember I didn't quite actually

see the ending. Thank goodness for late news shows!

I will be watching on Thursday and rooting for my favorite driver! And that would be....Mikie!!

Thanks for reading!!

Good thoughts and

Stay warm!!

Gig

From a Very Special Person...

I want to Thank Bindi for this wonderful

Award. I will always try to be a friend

through good times and bad.

Good thoughts to all

Gig

A Day in the Life of....

It has been a nice, easy sorta day. I did some laundry, cooked dinner, finished a book, went to a meeting, and wandered around the globe seeing how everybody in blogging land was doing today.

So what does this have to do with the Snowman? Well....I got tired of waiting for the grandkids to rebuild theirs so, I went and found this Snowman. It is in Gaylord Michigan. They do a live stream and when I found it, there were deer feeding right there with the snowman!! Too Cool!! Go check out the site for the live stream http://snowmancam.com/. I still find it amazing at what really cool things we can find and share with others.

Off to get some sleep... got a couple of busy days coming up, I must go do hair tomorrow and then prepare food for a Breakfast on Saturday that is for Charity. Keeps me out of trouble ;) lol. Plus, I have to get

ready for Saturday night.... Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR is BACK!!!!

Go MIKIE!!!! #55 50th Daytona 500 Feb. 17, 2008

Good thoughts,

Warm ((huggs))

Sweet Dreams

Debbie

And How is your Weather Today?

When the Weather Ball is red, higher temperatures ahead.

When the Weather Ball is blue, lower temperatures are due.

Yellow light in the Weather Ball, means there will be no changes at all.

When colors blink in agitation, there is going to be precipitation.

Another Beautiful Day here in not so sunny Michigan. So... I thought I would get out the ol' Weather Ball, and see what he says compared to the "weatherman" on TV. The weather ball is Blinking in agitation so guess what... we are getting more precipitation!!!

The Weather Ball sits on top of Citizens Bank in

Flint, Michigan. It was built in 1956 and is a fond memory for many people, including myself. Mr. C.B. was popular during the 1960's. The Weather Ball

weighs 2.5 tons, and 15 ft in height and diameter, with a circumfrence of 47 ft.

The Weather Ball can be seen for 25 miles and can withstand winds of 120 mph.

The Weather Ball is still working these days, a little too much agitating lately if you ask me, ah, but nobody did. I just thought I would share a little hometown history, oops, did I just say hometown? Not everybody likes to admit having been to Flint, much less that they grew up and worked there most of their life.

But, I will!! It has its bad points, but it also has many good things going for it.

Point being, don't believe everything that you read or see in the movies that Michael Moore has made.

Hope everyone enjoyed a little glimpse into the Weather Ball!!!!

Wonderful, Sunny thoughts to All

Gig